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Anthropometric measurements

Meaning in nutrition & dietetics, with examples

nounCommon term

In nutrition & dietetics, anthropometric measurements means: Measurements of the size and proportions of the body, such as height, weight, waist circumference, skinfold thickness and mid-upper arm circumference, used to assess nutrition and growth.

In Turkish: antropometrik ölçümler

How it is used

The 'A' in the ABCD of nutrition assessment. Dietitians 'take', 'record' and 'interpret' anthropometric measurements and compare them with reference values or growth charts. 'Anthropometry' is the name of the method itself.

Example sentences

  1. Anthropometric measurements are taken at every clinic visit to track the child's growth.

  2. For bedbound patients, we use mid-upper arm circumference when standard anthropometric measurements are not possible.

Common collocations

  • take anthropometric measurements
  • anthropometric data
  • anthropometry
  • growth charts
  • nutrition assessmentA systematic process in which a dietitian collects and interprets information about a person's diet, body measurements, medical history and lab results to identify nutrition problems.
  • BMIBody mass index: a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters. It is used to classify adult weight as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obesity.
  • waist circumferenceA measurement around the waist, usually taken midway between the lowest rib and the top of the hip bone, used to estimate fat stored around the abdomen.
  • body compositionThe proportions of fat, muscle, bone and water that make up a person's body. It gives more information about health than body weight alone.

More terms: Nutrition Assessment

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